Need to win war on terrorism at all costs: Rana Sanaullah

• Rana Sanaullah expressed resolve to win the war on terrorism
• He said political, military leadership would take parliament into confidence
• He said the Peshawar attack is against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has expressed the resolve to win the war on terrorism at all costs, saying the attack in Peshawar was against the entire country.

Speaking on a motion in the National Assembly on a recent wave of terrorism in the country, the federal minister said terrorism is a collective issue that can be eliminated jointly.

He said the political leadership and the military leadership are determined to seek guidance from the parliament in order to defeat terrorism.

While strongly condemning the terrorist incident in Peshawar, the minister said terrorism should not be connected with any community or ethnicity.

He said every Pakistani is disturbed by terrorist incidents, irrespective of where they occur. “We are equally concerned over the terrorist incidents in Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, or anywhere else,” he said.

The interior minister assured that the political and military leadership would take the parliament into confidence over the recent wave of terrorism.

While divulging further details of the Peshawar terrorist attack, Rana Sanaullah said a suicide bomber exploded himself in the mosque, killing 100 people, including 97 police officials and three civilians, while 217 others are injured.

He expressed fear that the death toll can rise as 27 injured are in a critical condition. He added that the rescue operation has been completed. He said TTP-Khurasani splinter group has claimed responsibility for the incident.

He said investigations into the incident are underway and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will present findings of the probe before the parliament.

The interior minister also made it clear that these terrorist incidents are against Pakistan and not against any region or province of the country. “This attack is against Pakistan and its 22 crore people.”

Participating in the debate, MNA Noor Alam Khan demanded of the government to fix the responsibility of the incident. He said 100 families were devastated in the suicide attack on a mosque in Peshawar.

Maulana Abdul Akbar Chitrali said all the political parties should come forward for a grand dialogue in the country to formulate policy to ensure political stability.

Hashim Khan Notezai said Afghan refugees should be sent back to Afghanistan and focus should be made on our own people. He said a policy should be evolved in this regard.

He said heads of all political parties should be invited to the National Security Committee (NSC) for proposals and suggestions to uproot terrorism from the country.

Shazia Marri said it is the need of the hour to show maturity and unity against terrorists.

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